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November 30th 1862
Dear Sister and parants [parents]
as W. M. Downs is going home this morning
i thought i would drop a few Lines to you
to Let you know that we are all well and
harty [hearty] Seely is not as stout as a horse but
has got a bout [about] well and i dont [don't] want you
Lotie [Lottie] to grieve and truble [trouble] your Self So much
a bout [about] him for he is doing beter [better] than you
for we are in good comfort quarters and hav [have]
verry [very] good times at presant [present] we are in camp
6 mile from nashville on the nashville and
chatanougia [Chattanooga] railroad i got a Letter the other
day from S Pugh they are all well
Sam enlisted in the Servise [service] and the
regiment went of [off] and left him and
he has not herd [heard] from it Sinse [since] i
have not herd [heard] aney [any] thing from any of
my other Sisters for a god [good] while i dont [don't]
know whether they are among the
Living or not wright [write] to me if you get
any leters [letters] from them So I will close
for this time Seely will wright [write]
Some good by [bye] J C Mahan
[Written by Seely Jayne]:
well Dear a week has past [passed] Since I last wrote
to you nothing of importance has turned up
Since that time my health is graduely [gradually]
improveing [improving] I have been anxiously looking

November 30th 1862
Dear Sister and parants [parents]
as W. M. Downs is going home this morning
i thought i would drop a few Lines to you
to Let you know that we are all well and
harty [hearty] Seely is not as stout as a horse but
has got a bout [about] well and i dont [don't] want you
Lotie [Lottie] to grieve and truble [trouble] your Self So much
a bout [about] him for he is doing beter [better] than you
for we are in good comfort quarters and hav [have]
verry [very] good times at presant [present] we are in camp
6 mile from nashville on the nashville and
chatanougia [Chattanooga] railroad i got a Letter the other
day from S Pugh they are all well
Sam enlisted in the Servise [service] and the
regiment went of [off] and left him and
he has not herd [heard] from it Sinse [since] i
have not herd [heard] aney [any] thing from any of
my other Sisters for a god [good] while i dont [don't]
know whether they are among the
Living or not wright [write] to me if you get
any leters [letters] from them So I will close
for this time Seely will wright [write]
Some good by [bye] J C Mahan
[Written by Seely Jayne]:
well Dear a week has past [passed] Since I last wrote
to you nothing of importance has turned up
Since that time my health is graduely [gradually]
improveing [improving] I have been anxiously looking